Preferences and Properties
13.1.2.0
Description
The following preferences (listed by functional area) have been changed in, added to, or removed from Windchill:
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Functional Area
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Name
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Status
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Description
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Default Value
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CAD Data Management
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Set Default Context for New Workspace
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New
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Enables you to set the default context for a new workspace. If the default value is not set or left blank you would be prompted to make a selection, thus ensuring that you do not create the workspace in an unintended context.
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Change Management
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Release Target Assignment
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New
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Controls the assignment of the release target when both a single eligible change transition and a blank option are available for selection. Select from these settings:
• Apply Eligible If Default is Defined—Apply the eligible change transition only if it matches the default value.
• Apply Eligible If Default is Undefined—Apply the eligible change transition if the default value is not set.
• Always Apply Eligible—Always apply the eligible change transition regardless of the default value.
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Apply Eligible If Default is Defined
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Change Management
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Staged Plan Execution
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Enables the use of staged implementation plans for executing change tasks.
• Yes—When set to Yes, enables the author of a change task to plan and execute the implementation plan in defined stages.
• No—When set to No, the implementation plans of change tasks cannot be staged.
When enabled, the Stage column appears in the Implementation Plan table:
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No
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CAD Data Management
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Skip CAD/Dynamic Document Attachments
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New
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Restricts the type of attachments copied onto the new CAD/Dynamic document. When using commonspace or workspace Revise and Save As actions, the preference specifies the attachments excluded from this action.
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Plan Management
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Default Execution Mode
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New
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Specifies the execution mode when creating a plan.
When set to Manual, you can manage the plan execution by editing activities and milestones at any stage of the plan. You can also adjust deadlines, duration, and start and finish dates.
When set to Automatic, activities are executed automatically based on precedence and date constraints. This triggers tasks and notifications without the need for manual control.
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Manual
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Plan Management
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Default Linked Deliverables
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New
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Specifies how deliverables that are linked to an activity are managed and tracked within the plan.
When set to False, linked deliverables are managed independently, allowing for individual scheduling and progress tracking.
When set to True, linked deliverables inherit scheduling attributes from the associated plan activity and are synchronized for progress tracking and completion.
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False
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Windchill Enterprise Systems Integration
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Restrict publishing based on parent BOM distribution target
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New
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Controls how child components of a BOM are published through Windchill ESI. When set to True, the child parts are only published to the distribution targets assigned to the parent BOM.
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False
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Windchill Search
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Latest Version Search
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Updated
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Provides a general control over version search of objects.
• All — Returns all versions that match the specified search criteria
• Latest — Returns the latest version that matches the specified search criteria.
• Absolute Latest — Returns a result only if the recent most version matches the search criteria.
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All
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Windchill Workgroup Manager
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Set CAD Component Name
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New
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Controls whether the CATIA V5 instance name is mapped to the component name in the CAD structure and used as the reference designator in the Windchill WTPart structure.
To set this preference in the Windchill Preference Management utility, click > .
• Yes (default)—Maps the instance name to Windchill and propagates it to the Reference Designator column in the Windchill Occurrences tab.
• No—Does not map the instance name to Windchill. The Reference Designator column remains blank.
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Yes
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Windchill Workgroup Manager
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primary.monitor
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New
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When using multiple monitors, set this preference in the wgmclient.ini file to launch Windchill Workgroup Manager on a specific monitor. Specify a value from 1 to the number of monitors available.
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0
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Windchill Workgroup Manager
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dpi.scale
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New
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When using multiple monitors, set this preference in the wgmclient.ini file to apply a specific DPI scale to the Windchill Workgroup Manager window across all monitors.
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100
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MPMLink
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Split and Merge Parts in BOM Based on Operation Allocations
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New
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Controls the split and merge behavior during part allocation processes.
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None
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We are in the process of converting existing properties into new preferences. It is recommended that you set the values correctly for newly introduced preferences. As part of the setup, you should review the settings of the new configuration and reevaluate the default values of preferences.
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The following properties (listed by functional area) have been changed in, added to, or removed from Windchill:
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Functional Area
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Name
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Status
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Description
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Default Value
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Change Management
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wt.change2.enableVarianceSubstitutes
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New
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Controls the availability of the Variance Substitutes table and the Add Variance Substitutes action.
When set to true, the Variance Substitutes table appears below the Affected Objects table, and the right-click action Add Variance Substitutes is enabled on the Affected Objects table.
When set to false, the table and the action are not displayed.
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true
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Windchill Configuration Management
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deprecated.com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.rollup.multilevelBOMRollupEligiblePartAttributes
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Updated
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When the property is defined and set, the Multi-Level BOM Roll-up action is enabled. The property value that is specified controls the attributes, using their internal names, available to the end users when performing the roll-up summation calculations for one or more roll-up eligible attributes on a bill of materials. The attributes specified in a comma-separated list must be of Integer, Real, Real Number with Units, or Boolean data types defined on a part.
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Not set
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Windchill Configuration Management
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deprecated.com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.rollup.multilevelBOMRollupEligiblePartAttributes.ConfigurablePartUseDefinedValue
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New
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When the property is defined and set, Multi-Level BOM Roll-up uses the specified attribute value defined for configurable parts in the summation calculation. The attributes specified in a comma-separated list must be included in the deprecated.com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.rollup.multilevelBOMRollupEligiblePartAttributes property.
When the property is not defined or does not include an attribute, the attribute value defined for configurable parts is not included in the roll-up summation calculation.
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Not set
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Windchill Configuration Management
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deprecated.com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.rollup.multilevelBOMRollupEligiblePartAttributes.EndItemDoNotUseDefinedValue
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New
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When the property is defined and set, Multi-Level BOM Roll-up uses the specified attribute value defined for end items in the summation calculation. The attributes specified in a comma-separated list must be included in the deprecated.com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.rollup.multilevelBOMRollupEligiblePartAttributes property.
When the property is not defined or does not include an attribute, the attribute value defined for end items is not included in the roll-up summation calculation.
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Not set
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Windchill Configuration Management
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deprecated.com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.rollup.multilevelBOMRollupEligiblePartAttributes.AllowNumericSummationWithPartialValues
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New
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When the property is defined and set, the Multi-Level BOM Roll-up allows roll-up summation calculation for the specified Integer, Real, or Real Number with Units attributes with undefined attribute values instead of reporting an error. A zero is used for the undefined value. The attributes specified in a comma-separated list must be of Integer, Real, or Real Number with Units data types included in the deprecated.com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.rollup.multilevelBOMRollupEligiblePartAttributes property.
When the property is not defined or does not include an attribute, the roll-up calculation reports an error for an undefined value used for calculation.
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Not set
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Windchill Configuration Management
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deprecated.com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.rollup.multilevelBOMRollupEligiblePartAttributes.AllowBooleanSummationWithUndefinedValues
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New
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When the property is defined and set, Multi-Level BOM Roll-up allows roll-up summation calculation for the specified Boolean attributes with undefined attribute values instead of reporting an error. Unless overridden, the value of FALSE is used for the undefined value. The attributes specified in a comma-separated list must be Boolean attributes included in the deprecated.com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.rollup.multilevelBOMRollupEligiblePartAttributes property.
When the property is not defined or does not include a Boolean attribute, the roll-up calculation reports an error for an undefined value impacting the calculation.
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Not set
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Windchill Configuration Management
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deprecated.com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.rollup.multilevelBOMRollupEligiblePartAttributes.AllowBooleanSummationWithUndefinedValuesAsTrue
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New
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When the property is defined and set, Multi-Level BOM Roll-up overrides the default value, making the default value TRUE, used by roll-up summation calculation for the specified Boolean attributes with undefined attribute values. The attributes specified in a comma-separated list must be Boolean attributes included in the deprecated.com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.rollup.multilevelBOMRollupEligiblePartAttributes.AllowBooleanSummationWithUndefinedValues property.
When the property is not defined or does not include a Boolean attribute, the default value is unchanged.
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Not set
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Windchill Configuration Management
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deprecated.com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.rollup.multilevelBOMRollupEligiblePartAttributes.AllowBooleanSummationWithANDOperation
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New
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When the property is defined and set, Multi-Level BOM Roll-up uses an AND operator for the specified Boolean attributes in the summation calculation. The Boolean attributes specified in a comma-separated list must be included in the deprecated.com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.rollup.multilevelBOMRollupEligiblePartAttributes property.
When the property is not defined or does not include a Boolean attribute, an OR operator is used in the summation calculation.
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Not set
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Windchill Configuration Management
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deprecated.com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.part.reports.hideNextGenerationBOMReports
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New
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When the property is not defined or is set to False, the BOM Reports option is available for a part structure in Reports.
When the property is set to True, the BOM Reports capability is not available and Reports provides only the list of classic BOM Reports.
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Not set
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Windchill Configuration Management
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wt.ixb.customMacroEnabledSpreadsheetTemplate.<SHEETTYPE>
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New
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Set of properties allowing custom XLSM spreadsheets to be exported for Importable Spreadsheets and Redline Importable Spreadsheets when the user selects the specified Export Options.
For more information, see Enabling Custom XLSM Templates for Export of Importable Spreadsheets or Redline Importable Spreadsheets.
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Not set
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Windchill Configuration Management
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wt.ixb.customMacroEnabledSpreadsheetTemplateDirectory
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New
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When set to a valid directory location, this property allows the custom XLSM spreadsheet template files to be managed in a separate directory from the default spreadsheet template directory.
For more information, see Enabling Custom XLSM Templates for Export of Importable Spreadsheets or Redline Importable Spreadsheets.
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Not set
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MPMLink
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com.ptc.windchill.mpmlink.manageCreoIllustrationFromParentOperation
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New
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When set to true, this property allows Creo illustrations to be created and managed from the parent operation level.
For more information, see Managing Illustrations from Parent Operations.
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false
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MPMLink
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com.ptc.windchill.mpmlink.doNotGrayOutPreviouslyPlayedPartsInRepresentation
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New
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When set to true, this property prevents parts allocated to previously played operations from being grayed out when creating operation representations.
For more information, see Managing Illustrations from Parent Operations.
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false
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Business Administrative Change
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com.ptc.windchill.bac.history.tracking
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New
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When set to true, the Track Changes tab is displayed in the Business Administrative Change utility.
For more information, see Track Configuration Changes.
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false
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MPMLink
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com.ptc.windchill.mpml.routing.localizationAttributesMapping
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New
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The Reconcile Routing Plan action can be configured to specify the attributes to be synchronized. To do this, an administrator must configure the com.ptc.windchill.mpml.routing.localizationAttributesMapping property to specify attributes to be synchronized.
Configure the property in the following format:
<Property name="com.ptc.windchill.mpml.routing.localizationAttributesMapping" default="LaborTime,SetupTime,OtherTime"/>
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blank
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MPMLink
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com.ptc.windchill.baseserver.routing.multiAssignment
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New
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The Insert Existing Routing Plan action is available only if the com.ptc.windchill.baseserver.routing.multiAssignment property is set to true.
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false
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